Knit Headband with Bow – Free Knitting Pattern

Jun 28, 2011
Jeris Swanhorst

Easy Headband with Bow Knitting Pattern - Jeris Swanhorst

Knit an easy headband with a bow for a stylish winter accessory. Use simple knitting techniques to create this cute knit headband for teens or adult women.

Just because a winter accessory is warm doesn’t mean it has to lack style. This headband pattern takes a basic headband and adds a knit bow to give the look a pretty twist. Use yarn in the same color as the bow to achieve the look of the pictured headband, or use a contrasting color of yarn for the bow to make the bow stand out even more. Feel free to get creative and make a flower instead of a bow, for instance.

This pattern is simple enough for even beginning knitters to complete, and it is a quick project for more experienced knitters. The finished headband will fit most adult women, so make some headbands to keep and wear or give them as winter gifts to the women and teens in your life.

Knitting Supplies Needed

1 Skein Worsted Weight Yarn (Try Impeccable brand yarn in Cherry)
Size 8 Knitting Needles
Measuring Tape
Scissors
Yarn Needle

Knitting Gauge for this Project

8 Stitches = 2 Inches
14 Rows = 2 Inches

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

sts – stitches
K – knit
P – purl

Knitting Instructions

Cast on 16 sts.
Row 1: Knit across the row. (Right side)
Row 2: K3, P10, K3.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 18 inches, ending with a wrong side row.
Bind off all stitches.
Sew the ends of the piece together with the right sides facing out. Use the yarn needle and mattress stitch to create an invisible seam.
Sew in the loose ends with the yarn needle.

Knit the Bow

Cast on 5 sts.
Knit all rows until the piece measures 2 ½ inches from the beginning.
Bind off all stitches.
Sew in the loose ends using the yarn needle.
Cut three 12-inch lengths of yarn.
Hold all three lengths of yarn together, and tie them in a knot near one end.
Braid the yarn until you reach the other end.
Knot the yarn at the end of the braid.
Tie the braid around the center of the 2 ½-inch knitted piece to form a bow.
Use the yarn needle to sew the bow to the headband. Sew the bow just off center to either the right or the left of the headband’s front.

Knitting Help

For those new to knitting, several great resources are available online. To learn to knit, check out Lion Brand Yarn’s Learn to Knit page.

Jeris Swanhorst - After earning a Bachelor's degree in English, Literature from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2005, Jeris Swanhorst went on to earn ...